1. THE BANDWIDTH EXPLOSION – WHY YOU NEED SPEED
The need for bandwidth is increasing faster than most businesses can keep up. The infographics below
offer some stunning statistics that sum up where bandwidth stands today and where we are headed.
GLOBAL INTERNET TRAFFIC HAS EXPLODED:
Global IP traffic has increased fourfold over the past five years,
and will increase threefold over the next five years.(Cisco)
DO YOU HAVE THE SPEED YOU NEED?
The fact is, Internet speeds that were acceptable as recent as a few years ago, were not designed to deliver on the
demands of today’s bandwidth requirements. And demand is increasing due to:
1. CLOUD APPLICATIONS
The amount of digital information shared
(documents, photos, tweets) grew 9X in
just 5 years. (IDC)
PAST 5 YEARS
2. WIRELESS/WIFI
If you are using WiFi, you may need more
bandwidth. Traffic from wireless and mobile
devices will exceed traffic from wired
devices by 2016. (Cisco)
NEXT 5 YEARS
Forecasted Used International Internet Bandwidth,
2012-2020
5 YEARS AGO
41%
TODAY
59%
55%
2012
45%
2017
1,200
800
600
400
3. BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE
International Internet Bandwidth (Tbps)
1,000
30%
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
200
0
With a progressive uptake of video, IP
audio and cloud, the compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of IP traffic is above
30% per year.
By 2017, there will be 3 devices connected
to the Internet for every human being on
Earth. (Cisco) Each device a user connects
to the network generates 25% more traffic.
(Gartner)
4. VIDEO
Video streaming uses a tremendous amount
of bandwidth. HD Video streaming uses 6Mbps
Upstream bandwidth per user. (Gartner)
25%
6Mbps
5. FILE SHARING
Document sharing and cloud backup
consumes 12.2Mbps of peak bandwidth
per user. (Gartner)
12.2Mbps
